In the bustling urban sprawl of Dhaka, 33-year-old Fahim Uddin is reimagining what waste management looks like—cleaner, smarter, and more human-centered. As the Founder and Managing Director of Garbageman Limited, Fahim has spent over five years building Bangladesh’s first formal, traceable, and inclusive plastic recovery system—where technology meets community, and waste becomes opportunity.

With degrees in architecture, environmental science, and sustainable urban design, Fahim turned academic insight into impact. Through Garbageman, he introduced source segregation at the household level, digital tracking tools, and QR-coded collection systems that ensure real-time monitoring of plastic recovery. His Material Recovery Facility (MRF) enables proper sorting and value addition, linking informal waste collectors to the formal recycling market.

Fahim’s work spans national partnerships—leading the UNIDO–SWITCH2CE project with H&M Group and Intellecap, establishing an ethical PET bottle supply chain. With BAT Bangladesh, he set up 45+ pesticide packaging collection points. Over 350 tons of plastic have been recovered, and more than 1,000 informal waste workers now operate within safer, structured systems.

“We’re not just managing waste—we’re redesigning how communities, businesses, and policies connect through accountability, inclusion, and circular value,” says Fahim.

Recognized by Youth Co:Lab and engaged as a National Expert with UNDP, Fahim also helped design a national framework for capacity building across the recycling ecosystem. His model is now being replicated by NGOs and local governments as a blueprint for inclusive, data-driven circular economy solutions.

In a country where waste once meant invisibility, Fahim is proving that dignity, data, and design can reshape not just the system—but the lives within it.

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